By Evan Ploeckelman / Arab America Contributing Writer Egyptian Arabic is one of the most well known dialects of Arabic around the world, as many Arab films and music are made in this dialect. However, before the introduction of Arabic to Egypt, the Egyptians spoke Coptic, a descendent of the languages of Ancient Egypt. These … Continued
SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: NATHAN IRVINE There’s a steady rise in language activists fighting to keep their mother tongue alive on the game streaming platform, which is yet to introduce an interface for the Middle East Twitch is a live streaming platform for gamers that’s popular across the world. Unsplash / Ella Don Despite being … Continued
SOURCE: EUREK ALERT Arabic speakers worldwide can now access a library of kid-friendly scientific articles thanks to a newly launched educational resource. Penned by leading scientists and published in Arabic by scholarly publisher Frontiers, the online learning resource includes a collection of fascinating scientific articles designed to inspire the next generation of young scientists. Ranging … Continued
SOURCE: EGYPT INDEPENDENT As part of its ongoing “Speak Arabic” initiative, an application to teach expatriate Egyptian children Arabic has been released by Egypt’s Ministry of Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates. Minister Nabila Makram spoke of the app and overall initiative with Kelma Akhira’s Lamees al-Hadidy on Tuesday, adding that she thinks the initiative should extend … Continued
SOURCE: HYPERALLERGIC BY: HAKIM BISHARA After Palestinian content was restricted or removed from Instagram and Facebook, social media users developed a crafty method of altering Arabic script. Social media users have been using an ancient dotless Arabic script to elude censorship of Palestinian content (courtesy Mada Masr) Social media users who have reported shadow banning … Continued
SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: SELINA DENMAN ‘Anta Al Batal’ merges languages, melodies and musical styles found across Egypt, Morocco, the UAE and beyond Moroccan rapper Issam Harris, Egyptian trap star Marwan Moussa and Fafa, a rising female vocalist from the UAE, have joined forces with Riot Games to create an Arabic music track and video … Continued
SOURCE: FACE2FACE AFRICA BY: NII NTREH Mustafa al-Zemmouri, or Mustafa from Azemmour, is thought to be the first Arabic-speaking person to land in the so-called New World. Not much is known about him even though according to Moroccan-American professor Laila Lalami, more people have come to know of the man’s voyage since she wrote a … Continued
By: Pamela Dimitrova/ Arab American Writer It is not a secret that Arabs laid the foundations to many of the modern sciences – chemistry, physics, medicine, mathematics – and they greatly influenced the West. However, they were also masters in ‘alchemy’ – a medieval science, which combines modern chemistry, religion, philosophy and sometimes… magic? What … Continued
By: Lindsey Penn/Arab America Contributing Writer In every culture, names have significance. Understanding these names can give a lot of insight into the culture, showing what is important to them in terms of qualities, history, and more. The Arab world is no different-each name has a specific meaning. Here are a few common names and … Continued
SOURCE: TIME OUT DUBAI BY: REEMA RAHMAN Marhaba, kifek, salam – Arabic is one of the oldest languages about and if you live in Dubai, it’s about time you learn the language. According to language learning app and e-learning platform Babbel there are an estimated 315 million native speakers worldwide, making it the fifth most-spoken tongue … Continued
By: Lindsey Penn/Arab America Contributing Writer Studying abroad is a life-changing experience, but is not a decision to be taken lightly. Each study abroad program is different, and what works for one person might not work for another. If you want to study abroad, especially in the Arab world, you should do your research to … Continued
SOURCE: VICE BY: PATRICK KLEPEK What ‘Hitman 3’ has to do with the racism and ignorance causing games, and the wider entertainment world, to keep screwing up. When you see a foreign language on screen, do you look up if it’s accurate? You probably assume the folks who made it did the research, even if … Continued
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